Allowing a Neymar-inspired Barcelona, 3-0 victors paid Villarreal, to move three points clear in the top of La Liga on Sunday.
A delightful flick and volley from Neymar allowed him to complete a double in Barcelona emphatic victory before Sevilla battled back to hand Rafael Benítez his first league defeat as Real Madrid manager. Barcelona will taking their three-point advantage to Madrid for the season’s first “clásico” match on 21 November.
Real have gone ahead through a spectacular overhead kick from Sergio Ramos after 22 minutes but Ciro Immobile fired home minutes before half-time and a well-work move was finished off by Ever Banega to put Sevilla ahead after 59 minutes.
Real raised their game but Fernando Llorente scored again with a header from a counter-attack after 75 minutes and the substitute James Rodríguez’s injury time goal was too little for Real, who suffered defeat at Sevilla like Barcelona have last month.
The in-form Brazilian Neymar, who now leads the La Liga scoring charts with 11 goals, opened the score for Barcelona with a clinical finish, having been set up by a defence-splitting pass from Sergio Busquets after 59 minutes.
Neymar and Luis Suárez have come to the fore in the absence of the injured talisman Lionel Messi and Suarez converting a penalty after 70 minutes following a foul by Jaume Costa on Munir El Haddadi.
The two combined again, with Suárez finding Neymar who lifted the ball round Costa and knocked it home after 85 minutes.
The pair now have 16 goals between them from the last six games.
“We played well and created a lot of chances. We need to continue this way. I am happy with the way I am playing but I think I can still do better,” Neymar told reporters.
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